Caring Communities

An Outreach Ministry of Pine Rest

Caring Communities partners with local agencies to address the gap in behavioral and mental health services that underserved people in the Greater Grand Rapids area experience. Since its inception in 2002, Caring Communities has provided the planning and coordination with local agencies to provide services as partners with these agencies.

Services provide care where the people live and strive to meet the needs of the culturally diverse communities we are serving.

Services are relational to establish trust and decrease the mental health stigma prevalent in poor and non-white communities.

The model of care is holistic, blending many health care disciplines.

Services often follow an open door model, with no scheduled appointments and the length of encounter varies based on need.

Efforts are made, whenever appropriate, to help people access and connect with other community resources.

Services are typically not billed to third parties and are free to participants.

Caring Communities is funded through a monetary commitment from the Pine Rest Board of Directors.